Nonoperative management without nasogastric tube decompression for adhesive small bowel obstruction.

Background: Although nasogastric tube (NGT) decompression is widely used in nonoperative management for adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO), robust evidence is lacking to support this routine practice.

Methods: Patients who received nonoperative management with a diagnosis of adhesive SBO were retrospectively reviewed. Those who received NGT or long-tube decompression at admission were categorized into the NGT group, while those who initially had no NGT placement were categorized into the non-NGT group.

Internal hernia of the stomach through the lateral space of the colostomy: a case report.

An 81-year-old woman had undergone laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer. A permanent colostomy was created through an intraperitoneal route. Three months after the surgery, the patient presented with lower abdominal pain and vomiting.